August 2017 CodeNEXT FAN Resolutions
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August 2017 CodeNEXT FAN Resolutions
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Question #1I swear and affirm that I am the person for whom this ballot was intended, I am eligible to vote, and I am not voting under anyone else's direction.
| Agree | 111 |
RECOMMENDATION 1: All Forms of Neighborhood-Scale Housing in All Neighborhoods: The land development code should allow all forms of neighborhood-scale housing (including small apartment complexes, single family homes on small lots, duplexes, triplexes, accessory dwelling units, row houses, co-ops, and tiny homes) throughout all neighborhoods.
| Support | 103 |
| Oppose | 7 |
| Abstain | 1 |
RECOMMENDATION 2 : Increased Scale Near Activity Centers & Corridors: Increase the allowable scale (e.g. heights) of buildings within ½ mile (instead of ¼ mile) of Imagine Austin activity centers and corridors.
| Support | 104 |
| Oppose | 7 |
| Abstain | 0 |
RECOMMENDATION 3: All Neighborhoods Should Be Eligible for "Density Bonuses:" All zones should be eligible for conditional density programs (“density bonuses”) that would embrace below-market affordable homes. The density bonus program should allow double the amount of density in that zone under base zoning, if utilized.
| Support | 102 |
| Oppose | 5 |
| Abstain | 4 |
RECOMMENDATION 4: Eliminate Off-Street Parking Requirements: Eliminate off-street parking requirements from all zones. Allow owners to choose the appropriate amount of parking for their circumstances.
| Support | 96 |
| Oppose | 11 |
| Abstain | 4 |
RECOMMENDATION 5: Apply Form Based Code Only: Apply only form-based code to all neighborhoods in the city. Eliminate Euclidean zoning, overlays, and neighborhood conservation combining districts (NCCDs), and don’t grandfather them. Zones should only differ by aspects of the physical form such as height, but not on type or use of the buildings. Form requirements should be standardized such that the use of buildings and the number of units do not need to be specified - e.g. a small grocery store, small office, and single family homes may co-exist in the same zone and have similar form, instead of having different requirements such as setbacks, minimum lot dimensions, etc.
| Support | 93 |
| Oppose | 9 |
| Abstain | 9 |
RECOMMENDATION 6: Replace Impervious Cover Limits with a Tax or Fee: Replace impervious cover limits with a tax or fee, applied uniformly throughout the city, on square footage of impervious cover, or better yet, on likely run-off. Detention ponds, green roofs, and other measures could lower the tax liability based on likely run-off reduction.
| Support | 79 |
| Oppose | 17 |
| Abstain | 15 |
RECOMMENDATION 7: Allow Sharing of Infrastructure: Allow and facilitate the use the public realm to house public infrastructure. House stormwater, parking, and utilities in the existing right of way (ROW). Reclaim excess ROW to create water quality and detention ponds.
| Support | 103 |
| Oppose | 3 |
| Abstain | 5 |
RECOMMENDATION 8: Eliminate Minimum Lot Restrictions: Eliminate minimum lot measurement restrictions (lot depths, lot sizes, and lot widths).
| Support | 99 |
| Oppose | 7 |
| Abstain | 4 |
RECOMMENDATION 9: Reduce and Eliminate Setback Restrictions: Reduce lot setbacks to 5 ft for all lots on all sides. Eliminate setbacks on sides where properties have the same owner.
| Support | 95 |
| Oppose | 9 |
| Abstain | 7 |